Thursday Morning Read: Coralville Trader Joe’s opening next week; Grassley not concerned about Trump’s tweets; Iowa State names presidential finalists

TODAY'S WEATHER — Mostly sunny, mild. High 75, low 47.

CORALVILLE TRADER JOE'S OPENING NEXT WEEK — The long-awaited Trader Joe's in Coralville is just days away from opening. The food store chain confirmed Wednesday it will open the store, 920 Ponseti Way, on Friday, Oct. 6. A grand opening ceremony will begin at 7:55 a.m. and the store will officially open at 8 a.m. Read more: http://bit.ly/2xxeb8w

GRASSLEY NOT CONCERNED ABOUT TRUMP'S 'TAKE A KNEE' TWEETS — Although the American public is rather evenly divided between those who support President Donald Trump's condemnation of professional athletes taking a knee during the national anthem and those who don't, Sen. Chuck Grassley isn't concerned about the amount of time the president is spending on the issue. Read more: http://bit.ly/2xCmjCv

IOWA STATE NAMES PRESIDENTIAL FINALISTS — A 21-member Iowa State University committee charged with searching for the school's next president has narrowed a pool of seven semifinalists to four finalists. They will start visiting campus next week. Read more: http://bit.ly/2xzkfNI

ACCOLADES FOR JEWELL DESPITE LOSS — Saquon Barkley won the game. He did, and Penn State did, too. There's no getting around that. Josey Jewell wrestled this bear with everything he had, and so did all of the Hawkeyes. Just going off the conference and national awards that have come his way this week, maybe even he might be able to appreciate what he did to keep the Hawkeyes alive against the No. 4 Nittany Lions. Read more: http://bit.ly/2wmESsU

QUOTABLE — 'Our style of pharmacy isn't for everybody. If they just want to quick, go and not talk to anybody, that's fine. But if they want to be good advocates for their own health and take a little time … .' Craig Clark, owner of Clark's Pharmacy in northeast Cedar Rapids. Read more: http://bit.ly/2fTgito